![]() ![]() She commits suicide off a bridge in a dark turn that I wasn't expecting from a comic that I expected to be garbagey and lame. Bad things happen to make the good things she wants possible, and she doesn't end up getting what she really wanted after all. Like the Monkey's Paw of yore, her wishes come true in the worst ways possible. It's about a teenage girl who happens to love Avril Lavigne, but the plot revolves around a troublemaking demon she ordered off the internet that grants wishes. In fact, it's barely about Lavigne at all. This is more than a shameless advertisement for Avril Lavigne. ![]() I picked this up because I was curious to see what the circ stats were on a comic made to promote a second-rate teen pop star, but the comic was actually not as bad as it could have been. Li Ah, reading random graphic novels at work. ![]() Ah, reading random graphic novels at work. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. “A disturbingly well-constructed comic emotional depth.” So how could Hana’s best-laid plans for happiness turn to tragedy? Perhaps because everything has its price. At last Hana’s going to be popular, her parents are going to stop fighting, her world is going to be as perfect as she’s always dreamed. But Hana’s daily grind is finally going to change, thanks to the demon she’s purchased from the mysterious website. Hana’s life as a loner–in school and at home–brightens only when she’s masquerading as someone else online or chilling with her imaginary BFF (Best Friend Forever), rock star Avril Lavigne. At last Hana’s going to be popu WICKED WISH-CRAFT? WICKED WISH-CRAFT? Hana’s life as a loner–in school and at home–brightens only when she’s masquerading as someone else online or chilling with her imaginary BFF (Best Friend Forever), rock star Avril Lavigne. ![]()
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